[单项选择]The more items that are given or bought for auction, ________.


A. the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auction
B. the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab
C. the faster the ticket will be sold to the auction
D. the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction

[单项选择]The more items that are given or bought for auction ______.


A. the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auction
B. the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab
C. the faster the ticket will be sold to the auction
D. the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction

[单项选择]The woman believes that Rice should be given more support because ______.


A. women have been in trouble for a long time
B. women are not so strong as men
C. she thinks Rice is qualified for the position
D. Rice will find herself in a difficult position once selected

[单项选择]Given more attention, the work（）
A. had been better done
B. was better done
C. could have been better done

[单项选择]Given more time and space, Margaret ______ more books, although she has written a, dozen novels.


A. will write
B. would write
C. would have written
D. would have been written

[单项选择]Given more time and money, we ______ better than what it is.
A. had done
B. would to
C. could have clone
D. have done

[单项选择]When I bought this watch I was given a year's ______.


A. assurance
B. insurance
C. guarantee
D. safety

[单项选择]The author believes that more houses were bought last year because______.


A. the economic recession was less serious
B. many people earned more before
C. the interest rate was very low
D. real-estate developers lowered their prices

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For many given task in Britain there are more men than are needed. Strong unions keep them there. In Fleet Street, home of some of London’s biggest dailies, it is understood that when two unions quarrel over three jobs, the argument is settled by giving each union two. That means 33 percent over-manning, 33 percent less productivity than could be obtained.
A reporter who has visited plants throughout Europe has an impression that the pace of work is much slower here. Nobody tries too hard. Tea breaks do matter and are frequent. It is hard to measure intensity of work, but Britons give a distinct impression of going at their tasks in a more leisurely way.
But is all this so terrible It certainly does not improve the gross national product or output per worker. Those observant visitors, however, have noticed something about Britain. It is a pleasant place.
Street crowds in Stockholm. Paris and New York move quickly and silently heads down, all in a hur
A. It is hard to measure the intensity of work.
B. 33 percent over manning leads to 33 percent less productivity.
C. Britons generally do not want to work too hard.
D. Reputes often arise among unions.

[单项选择]Given diminishing marginal utility of income, more income in one period can not ___________for lower income in another period.


A. offsets
B. compromises
C. compensates
D. compliments